IFPRI’s “Nature-Positive Solutions (NPS) Baseline Study in Vihiga, Kisumu, and Kajiado counties in Kenya” (Nov 2022 – September 2023) Overview This study, contracted to Kula Vyema Centre by IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute), serve as a baseline for the One CGIAR initiative “Nature-positive solutions for shifting agrifood systems to
CIRAD’s “Analysis of the Nakuru City Region Food System in Face of Climate Change (Nakuru county, Kenya)” (March – July 2024) Overview This study, contracted to the Kula Vyema Centre by CIRAD (French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development) under the UrbanFOSC project, has the objective of analyzing the structure
WorldFish “Risk, Risk Coping, and Resilience of Fish Food Systems in Kenya” study (2024). Overview KVC is undertaking a WorldFish consultancy on the topic “Risk, Risk Coping, and Resilience of Fish Food Systems in Kenya” within the Asia-Africa BlueTech Superhighway Project. The research involves undertaking mariculture surveys with about 600
Evaluating the Impact of Digital Tool Integration in Potato Value Chains in Nakuru and Nyandarua, Kenya (September 2024 to January 2025) Overview The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) contracted KVC to conduct this Kenya baseline study under the Mastercard Foundation project on "Evaluating the impact of digital tool integration
Prioritizing food systems interventions to reduce adolescents’ nutrition insecurity and malnutrition in low-income settings (2024-2028.) </h2 > Overview This National Institute of Health (NIH)-funded research project is led by Rutgers University in the USA, with Cornell University (USA), University of Aberdeen (UK), African Population Health Research Center (APHRC, Kenya),
Methodological Development for External Food Environment Surveillance Systems (EFESS) around Two Secondary Cities in Kenya (2023-2025) Overview This research study, implemented in collaboration with Purdue University and Cornell University, seeks to develop a surveillance system to assess food environments in Machakos and Kirinyaga towns, two mid-sized cities in Kenya, understand
Impact evaluation of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Vegetables for All program in Kenya (2023-2025) Overview This impact evaluation study, implemented by RTI International with Kula Vyema Centre as the local partner, aims to assess the effectiveness of GAIN’s Vegetables for All program in increasing the quantity of